After reading what Chris Thorsten had to say about his jobs some of the man things that stuck out to me is that he said "you are not a iron worker unless you get hurt" which is kind of troubling because it is kinda awkward that someone would say you would need to get hurt in order to be called a iron worker since it was a common occurrence on many bridges and building. For example ( Story ) when he said while he was working the the Hotel New York there had already been 2 deaths caused by peoples mistakes. He almost became a part of those few people on the job when the crane crushed him causing him to break his collar bone, all of his ribs and 3 vertebrae in his back which made him unable to move for 4 years while his body healed for all of the pressure and damage it caused. Also while reading Anna Novak's excerpt it is kind of crazy that a person working nearly everyday only gets paided .72 cents per hour which is like nothing when she was married and had 2 children.(Story #2). Also every holiday workers had to get the foreman a present which is crazy when they barley ake enough money to support there own families. Finally she talks about how her boss doesnt even treat women professionally and respectfully.
By, Christian
Mr. Garavelli is the first guy that i read about and he had things to say about his job. He is Fifty years old and his ethnic backround is iltalian. He lives in Barre, Vermont And his job is a stonecutter. In his passage he sounds concerned about the job he has and he also says that he will never let his kids go into the business that he is in because of the danger issues. He says that many people in his occupation die and that they get silica, you get this if you work with the granite he says but the do have new better machines to help the job although they are not perfect because men are still dying. Where he works there isnt much silica but its still dangerous.(story 1)After reading the passage of Jim Cole it was a little sad. He's an african american Who lives in chicago illinois and his occupation is a packing house worker, in which he packs meat. He had worked in the place for twenty years and he said you have to have a certain number of skills to do the job. A workers union was made know as the AFL And that stands for Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Cutters. In since he worked there for twenty years and wa very skilled at his job he asked to join the union yet he was declined and the only reason he was declined was because he was an african american and they did not want any african americans in the union and i thought this was very wrong because he worked there for a very long time and and a gain he was great at his job and yet he was backed down because of his skin color its just not right.(story 2)
By, Kenneth
One of the interviews that I enjoyed the most was the interview of Man At Colonial Park He talked about rich people and poor people having anything in common. He quotes, “This breeze and these green leaves out here is for everybody. The same sun’s shining down on everybody.” I think he was trying to say that no matter what, we all live in the same world but some of us come from different backgrounds. He was also trying to say we are all basically the same people, just with different amounts of money. Chris Thorsten’s story frightened me a little, when he mentioned that his job as an iron worker was highly dangerous. Its sad to think that back then, they didn’t have anything to protect them or keep anyone from getting injured. It made me think that you couldn’t always pick the most glamorous jobs out there. “When I got hurt I was squeezed between a crane and a collar bone broke and all the ribs in my body and three vertebrae. I was laid up for four years." Its scary that a job can do such harm to your body. He didn't die but he was very close to being killed. The interview of the Man at Eddies Bar seemed to be proud of where he came from. I think so many people get caught up in their busy lives that they forget what’s most important to them. Its good to know where you grew and how you lived as a child. This man was originally from Jacksonville, Florida and moved to New York City. He says, I’m in New York, but New York ain’t in me!” He was trying to get the point across that he will always be known as the guy from Florida.
By, Amanda I
After reading what Chris Thorsten had to say about his jobs some of the man things that stuck out to me is that he said "you are not a iron worker unless you get hurt" which is kind of troubling because it is kinda awkward that someone would say you would need to get hurt in order to be called a iron worker since it was a common occurrence on many bridges and building. For example ( Story ) when he said while he was working the the Hotel New York there had already been 2 deaths caused by peoples mistakes. He almost became a part of those few people on the job when the crane crushed him causing him to break his collar bone, all of his ribs and 3 vertebrae in his back which made him unable to move for 4 years while his body healed for all of the pressure and damage it caused. Also while reading Anna Novak's excerpt it is kind of crazy that a person working nearly everyday only gets paided .72 cents per hour which is like nothing when she was married and had 2 children.(Story #2). Also every holiday workers had to get the foreman a present which is crazy when they barley ake enough money to support there own families. Finally she talks about how her boss doesnt even treat women professionally and respectfully.
By, Christian
Mr. Garavelli is the first guy that i read about and he had things to say about his job. He is Fifty years old and his ethnic backround is iltalian. He lives in Barre, Vermont And his job is a stonecutter. In his passage he sounds concerned about the job he has and he also says that he will never let his kids go into the business that he is in because of the danger issues. He says that many people in his occupation die and that they get silica, you get this if you work with the granite he says but the do have new better machines to help the job although they are not perfect because men are still dying. Where he works there isnt much silica but its still dangerous.(story 1)After reading the passage of Jim Cole it was a little sad. He's an african american Who lives in chicago illinois and his occupation is a packing house worker, in which he packs meat. He had worked in the place for twenty years and he said you have to have a certain number of skills to do the job. A workers union was made know as the AFL And that stands for Amalgamated Butchers and Meat Cutters. In since he worked there for twenty years and wa very skilled at his job he asked to join the union yet he was declined and the only reason he was declined was because he was an african american and they did not want any african americans in the union and i thought this was very wrong because he worked there for a very long time and and a gain he was great at his job and yet he was backed down because of his skin color its just not right.(story 2)
By, Kenneth
One of the interviews that I enjoyed the most was the interview of Man At Colonial Park He talked about rich people and poor people having anything in common. He quotes, “This breeze and these green leaves out here is for everybody. The same sun’s shining down on everybody.” I think he was trying to say that no matter what, we all live in the same world but some of us come from different backgrounds. He was also trying to say we are all basically the same people, just with different amounts of money. Chris Thorsten’s story frightened me a little, when he mentioned that his job as an iron worker was highly dangerous. Its sad to think that back then, they didn’t have anything to protect them or keep anyone from getting injured. It made me think that you couldn’t always pick the most glamorous jobs out there. “When I got hurt I was squeezed between a crane and a collar bone broke and all the ribs in my body and three vertebrae. I was laid up for four years." Its scary that a job can do such harm to your body. He didn't die but he was very close to being killed. The interview of the Man at Eddies Bar seemed to be proud of where he came from. I think so many people get caught up in their busy lives that they forget what’s most important to them. Its good to know where you grew and how you lived as a child. This man was originally from Jacksonville, Florida and moved to New York City. He says, I’m in New York, but New York ain’t in me!” He was trying to get the point across that he will always be known as the guy from Florida.
By, Amanda I